Poorly Engineered 2012 Limited Spyder

[Bob Denman]

It WOULD be nice to catch that perspective... :thumbup:

 

[Dan McNally]

Be nice to hear a dealer mechanic ring in, since they do it day in and day out.

Wouldn't Lamont fall in that category, now ?. . . he seems to love the Spyder . . . as do I.

 

[GunDoctor]

Why yes, yes he would. I know if he had more thumbs he would up them all.

 

[jerpinoy]

I don't see the problem. I can change the oil and filter on my 2012 RT Ltd in about 30 minutes. :dontknow:

Love it but can you detail your work, please coz it took me longer than that.

 

[jerpinoy]

These spyders are Unreal,
I rememberd when I first purchased this thing new, Just to Install a New K&N air filter was a nightmare.....Unreal
This is the first time I change the oil, as I have always had it done at the shop.....Totally Unreal
Just Installed New spark Plugs...Totally Unreal

I have probably owned close to or in the neighborhood of 100 motorcycles and have never had to go through this nightmare to do maintenance on a bike.....

I can just Imagine what the new 3 cyclinders would be like.....

The stealership had put the oil drian plug in so tight that is snapped the 6 MM allen head socket right off....I had to put a long allen wrench with a cheater pipe onto it to break it loose.....the little copper washer was destroyed......what an idiot had tighted a drain plug like that...

If there is anybody out there with litle mechanicle skills do not attemt this at home, pay somebody to do the oil change and spark plugs....as much as I hate to say it send it to the local stealership, better yet find somebody close to you that has the experience to get -r-done

I just did my oil change and I agree that it was pain in the fanny but I did it with less panel removed and I'm lucky the drain bolt was not too tight like yours. The tools in the pouch are not enough for me but I have more than enough I own. Most importantly I enjoyed what I did and learned more about my Spyder.

 

[billrob71]

:chill:

Love my Spyder and at least my RSS is a piece of cake to work on , this is not a complicated machine at all to work on. RTs do have a few more panels but it's just a different procedure for taking it apart and once you done it a couple of times it shouldn't be a issue to get apart. If your unhappy with your spyder then maybe move back to something your more familiar and comfortable with but, it's not nice to dis the machine just because it takes you a lot of time to get things apart, they are a well made and well thought out bike. If your unhappy with your dealer find another.

 

[crazyspyder]

oddity

I WISHED I had a spy camera on me today, I went and had an hour long chat with service manager about my spyder this morning.
2x in his conversation he stated or implied poorly engineered spyder ( my RT in reference). imagine that!:yikes: he ended the conversation by
saying '' I sure hope we got all the bugs fixed and have a good day''... but pick up your spyder in a couple of days.
YEAH I love my spyder tooo but -it's not WELL made and certainly not WELL thought off !:banghead:
my rant is for my particular case and may not apply to others.:thumbup:

 

[Nudels2u75]

I only purchased this for a winter bike

When you ride to work in the winter @ 17 below, it does not work out well on 2 wheels, and that is not even dropping in the chill/wind/rain/snow/sleet factors....As I am not able to hold up any of my other bikes in the winter months

 

[Bob Denman]

I WISHED I had a spy camera on me today, I went and had an hour long chat with service manager about my spyder this morning.
2x in his conversation he stated or implied poorly engineered spyder ( my RT in reference). imagine that!:yikes: he ended the conversation by
saying '' I sure hope we got all the bugs fixed and have a good day''... but pick up your spyder in a couple of days.
YEAH I love my spyder tooo but -it's not WELL made and certainly not WELL thought off !:banghead:
my rant is for my particular case and may not apply to others.:thumbup:

If you push enough buttons; you can make anybody show their frustration... :banghead:
You need a more competent Service Manager; the old one should go back to the Fast-Food Industry for empolyment again...

 

[crazyspyder]

yeah

If you push enough buttons; you can make anybody show their frustration... :banghead:
You need a more competent Service Manager; the old one should go back to the Fast-Food Industry for employment again...

:agree: n :agree: soon this will be behind me and I will be grinning from ear to ear
riding my favorite bike. have a good day and a good ride!hyea:

 

[Bob Denman]

:thumbup: You too; my friend!